The Regnum Christi Movement offers its members some guidelines of a gospel-based spirituality as an ideal of Christian life. The spiritual path that Regnum Christi members walk mainly consists in knowing, loving, imitating, and proclaiming Christ. This is the path and these are the goals.

Below, we offer some resources that can help nurture the spiritual life of Movement members and of any Christian.

While still more people gathered in the crowd,
Jesus said to them, "This generation is an evil
generation; it seeks a sign, but no sign will be
given it, except the sign of Jonah. Just as
Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so will the
Son of Man be to this generation. At the
Judgment the queen of the south will rise with the
men of this generation and she will condemn them,
because she came from the ends of the earth
to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and there is something
greater than Solomon here. At the Judgment the men
of Nineveh will arise with this generation and condemn
it, because at the preaching of Jonah they repented, and
there is something greater than Jonah here."

Introductory
Prayer: Lord Jesus, in this Lenten season, I
want to draw closer to you. I believe that you
truly became one of us to save us
as an act of love beyond all human understanding.
I know I can count on you to carry
me through each day. I know that in all
circumstances you are with me. I want to love you
more than myself and say “yes” to your will
in every moment. I trust totally in your grace. Thank
you, Lord! This Lent, I want to learn to
love you more, as you deserve . I want
to be the person you want me to be.

Petition:
Lord Jesus, help me to re-discover all the
gifts you have given me and help me
to use them to bear fruit.

1. Re-Discovering the Familiar:
We all know the saying, “familiarity breeds contempt.” In
today’s Gospel, Jesus’ contemporaries were in
that situation regarding Jesus himself. He had already worked miracles,
and his preaching and holiness of life were totally
exceptional. Yet, some people were not satisfied, and Jesus
rebukes them for seeking more signs. It’s all too
easy for us to fall into this same attitude
with our faith. Instead of appreciating the riches
conserved in the tradition of the Church, many
still look for extraordinary signs . The Beatitudes,
or the Gospel accounts of Jesus raising people from
the dead might seem boring, but private revelations
and possible apparitions capture our imagination. Lent is a
good time to go back to the basics, and re-encounter
Our Lord in the Scripture and in the
Mass, as if for the first time.

2. The “Sign of
Jonah” Is a Sign for Me: Despite his harsh tone
in the Gospel, Jesus actually does promise to give
them a sign – “the sign of Jonah.”
By this he means his death and resurrection, as he
explains in the Gospel according to Matthew (12:40)
. There could, in fact, be no greater sign
than this and the celebration of the Pascal Mystery
is the true climax to which the
period of Lent is directed. The penitential character
of these forty days can seem to belie their true
meaning as a season of hope. Really, we’re purifying
ourselves to participate in the death and resurrection
of Christ!

3. Sharing Our Blessings: Jesus says to his listeners
that they will be judged because they are not
appreciating the gift they have before their eyes.
It’s an invitation for us not only to appreciate
all that we have received in the Church, but also
to share it with others. The truths of our
faith, which we commemorate and re-live in Lent
and Easter, are not intended for us alone but
for all humanity. Whether or not that message gets
out depends on each one of us. What are
we doing to share the true meaning of Lent
and Easter with those around us?

Dialogue with Christ:
Lord Jesus, help me to appreciate the great gifts
you’ve given me in the Church – your presence
in the Eucharist and in sacred
Scripture, the sacraments, the testimony of the holy lives
of so many saints – and in my own life
through the work of your grace in my soul.
I don’t need any more signs! Help me to
share these gifts with the people I encounter
by living what I profess – and by having the
courage to speak about my faith.

Resolution: Today
I will focus on what I am doing when
I pray, read the Scripture, or participate in the
liturgy. I will raise my level of awareness as
if I were doing it for the
first time.

The daily meditation is a service of Regnum Christi that offers people a Gospel reflection through e-mail. You can view the weekly meditation on this link or listen the podcast version here.